Poll Recap: Derby Plans
Jennifer Whittle
May 10, 2016
Of the 702 respondents, 463 (66%) said they planned to watch the Kentucky Derby at home on television last week.
Of the 702 respondents, 463 (66%) said they planned to watch the Kentucky Derby at home on television last week.
Of the 661 respondents, 466 (70%) said their horses wear fly masks regularly during the spring and summer.
Of the 1,442 respondents, 684 (47%) said their horses have access to fresh pasture for 12 hours or more each day.
More than half of the 929 poll respondents said they have used slow feed haynets for their horses.
Of the 669 respondents, 337 (50%) said they prefer to train their horses in an arena.
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Of the 620 respondents, 266 (43%) said their dogs accompany them off-leash on trail rides.
Of the 1,192 respondents, 358 (30%) said they spend an average of two hours per day riding and caring for horses.
Of the 441 respondents, 330 (75%) said they work full time but still find time to ride and care for their horses.
Of the 395 poll respondents, 286 (72%) said they aren’t expecting a foal this spring.
Of the 802 respondents, 170 (21%) said they use a stall freshener or deodorizer on an as-needed basis.
Of the 456 respondents, 269 (59%) said they use a therapeutic saddle pad or one that helps their saddle fit better.
Of the 467 respondents, only 118 (25%) said they have owned a horse with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
Of the 1,150 respondents, 440 (38%) said their ideal horse would stand at least 15 hands but less than 16 hands.
Of the 1,128 respondents, 261 (23%) said they wash their horses’ winter blankets in their household washing machines.
The majority of the respondents said their horses will go without shoes this winter.
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